THE 69 EYES: Massive newsupdate

The 69 Eyes will start the last leg on the "Angels" European tour next week before the summer festival season - get ready Italy, Spain, France and the UK; and all you German 69 freaks: see you at Wave-Gotik-Treffen on May 27th!!! See tour.

The US summer tour titled "Angels Love Devils" goes on from June 19th to July 10th - and will be include also Wednesday 13, Night Kills the Day and Fair to Midland on the bill!!! Hell yeah. See tour.

The 69 Eyes' new album "Angels" has gone gold in Finland. It also went straight to NUMBER ONE on the Finnish album charts on its first week after release! Earlier "Perfect Skin", the first single release from the album, entered also number one on the singles chart. All 69 Eyes albums and the DVD "Helsinki Vampires" since 2000's "Blessed Be" have gone gold in Finland, "Paris Kills" also platinum.

"Angels" will be also finally released in the UK in June 25th by Albert Productions. The UK version includes the both video singles. The album is out through Virgin/EMI elsewhere in Europe, through Caroline Records in the USA and through Toshiba/EMI in Japan. The album is an Opendisc with a link to bonus material.

"Angels" was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa and Johnny Lee Michaels - the same infamous team that brought you "Devils".

The first single pick from the album is "Perfect Skin" - the video for it was directed by Ralf Strathmann and it was filmed in Hollywood in the mid October 2006. The commercial release of the single was January/February 2007, depending on your country (Jan.24th in Finland). The additional tracks on the single are live versions of "Devils", "Christina Death" and "I Just Want to Have Something to Do" (orig. by the Ramones) recorded at Whisky a Go-Go in Hollywood in March 2006. The single is an Opendisc with a link to bonus material.

The second single is "Never Say Die" - the video which includes a whole bunch of The 69 Eyes' Hollywood-inner-circle party people as well as mySpace's world famous sleaze queen Forbidden was also directed by Ralf Strathmann and filmed around L.A. in January 2007. You can watch the both videos on The 69 Eyes official mySpace! The commercially released single also includes a B-side "Only Fools Don't Fall Once More".

In the US "Angels" is released by legendary Caroline Records. The label that brought you Misfits, White Zombie and Smashing Pumpkins. Caroline will also re-release "Devils" in the US later on this year with bonus tracks.

The 69 Eyes are VERY proud to announce that legendary Cleopatra Records has released their entire back catalogue in the USA!!! "Framed In Blood- The Very Blessed Of..." compilation CD, "Helsinki Vampires" live + videos DVD and the rest of the classic 69 albums are already out!!!

Back from the Route 69 again: The 69 Eyes toured in the central Europe with Deathstars a bit, then a big German time with Wednesday 13 and Maryslim in March/April and finally in Finland and Sweden with the latter - FANGS to all of you rockers, fans, street teamers, glampires, DJ Kris Kylven and other fiends, see you guys at the summer festivals!!! See tour.

Meanwhile just in case: don't forget to check out Jyrki's comic book "Zombie Love" and Ville Juurikkala's photobook "Route 69"! Both available limitedly at the shows.

See also The 69 Eyes official mySpace for updates!

HUOM: Sunnuntaina 13.5. tuutin täydeltä Jyrki69:iä - ensin radiossa YleX:n Supersetissä klo 18-20 ja sitten tv:ssä MTV:n Headbanger's Ballissa klo 22 alkaen.